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Rocket Lab launched the first of two back-to-back launches for NASA’s PREFIRE. SpaceX is targeting June 5th for the fourth test flight of its Starship spacecraft, pending regulatory approvals. The Spaceport Company has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit to deliver cargo from their mobile space launch complex, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Aunika Yasui, Captain of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s High Power Rocketry Club. You can find out more about the 2024 Spaceport America Cup at SoundingRocket.org. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First of Two Climate Science Satellites for NASA- Business Wire Elon Musk's SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion, Starship launch schedule remains unaffected - BusinessToday The Spaceport Company Signs Contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to Demonstrate Novel Sea-Based Space Launch Infrastructure Rivada Space Networks Announces New Partners at AsiaTechX 2024 Orbit Announces Successful Trial Of Airtrx30 Satcom Terminal Over Viasat Global Xpress (Gx) Satellite https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874315/000143774924018333/satl20240522_6k.htm ESA Awards Contracts for Spain’s Contribution to Atlantic Constellation China's Shenzhou-18 crew completes first extravehicular activity - CGTN Korea's inaugural space agency officially launches Space Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for full-time positions America Is Getting Ready for Space Warfare - WSJ 'It's once in a lifetime': Man finds heavy, mysterious object in North Carolina mountains T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst, CSO, and Senior Fellow, commemorates Memorial Day. References: Abraham Lincoln, 1863. The Gettysburg Address [Speech]. Abraham Lincoln Online. Amanda Onion, Original 2009, Updated 2023. Memorial Day 2022: Facts, Meaning & Traditions [Essay]. HISTORY. Brent Hugh, 2021. A Brief History of “John Brown’s Body” [Essay]. Digital History. Bob Zeller, 2022. How Many Died in the American Civil War? [Essay]. HISTORY. General George Marshall, 2014. President Lincoln’s Letter to Mrs Bixby [Movie Clip - Saving Private Ryan]. YouTube. JOHN LOGAN, 1868. Logan’s Order Mandating Memorial Day [Order]. John A. Logan College. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The People’s House: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music. John Williams, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 2012. The Blue and the Grey: Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Song]. Apple Music - Web Playe. Livia Albeck-Ripka, 2023. A Brief History of Memorial Day [Essay]. The New York Times. Paul Robeson, 2021. John Brown’s Body [Song]. YouTube. Robert Rodat (Writer), Steven Spielberg (Director), Harve Presnell (Actor), 1998. Saving Private Ryan [Movie]. IMDb. Staff, 2020. A Brief Biography of General John A. Logan [Biography]. John A. Logan College. Staff, 2024. Civil War Timeline[WWW Document], American Battlefield Trust. Thomas Jefferson, 1776. Declaration of Independence: [Transcription]. National Archives. Winston Churchil, 1940. Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Winston Churchill Speeches [Speech]. YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We need to extend cybersecurity into space. Learn about the different vulnerabilities in space that currently exist (and will increase in the future) with Rebel Space CEO Carrie Hernandez Marshall. You can connect with Carrie on LinkedIn and learn more about Rebel Space on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee pushes for NASA to maintain their schedule, and avoid cost overruns and hold contractors accountable for the Artemis program. A resolution to use space to boost European competitiveness has been agreed to by the European Space Agency and the European Union at the conclusion of a Space Council summit held in Brussels. Amazon’s ​​Project Kuiper is actively deorbiting its two prototype satellites ahead of a full-scale deployment of its satellite constellation, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Ron Birk, Principal Director for the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at the Aerospace Corporation. You can connect with Ron on LinkedIn and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. Selected Reading Senate CJS Appropriators See Artemis as Top NASA Priority – SpacePolicyOnline.com ESA and the EU resolve to strengthen Europe's competitiveness through space Twelve European countries sign up to zero debris space treaty – Euractiv Amazon’s Project Kuiper actively deorbits prototype satellites RFP - Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) 2.0 House proposal could derail Air Force plan to move space Guard units Space Force wants 7 new telescopes in Hawaii. Local residents say 'no' Viasat and Azercosmos to expand satellite services across EMEA and Asia SatixFy Announces First Quarter 2024 Results- Business Wire Policewoman Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first to land prestigious space role- The Standard Space Force to hold annual Tactically Responsive Space demos NASA Selects Technology Transfer Services Contractor The Tesla Elon Musk Launched Into Space Has A 22 Percent Chance Of Hitting Earth (Eventually)- IFLScience T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence & Space UK worth €340 million for the development of its Vigil satellite. ESA’s Euclid mission has released five new images along with first scientific results. The University of Leicester in the UK and ispace have entered into a strategic consulting agreement to explore lunar night survivability, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest is Science Journalist and Author, Brad Bergan. You can connect with Brad on LinkedIn. SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier will be available from June 4, 2024. Selected Reading Airbus to build ESA’s Vigil space weather forecasting mission ESA's Euclid celebrates first science with sparkling cosmic views ispace and University of Leicester Collaborate on Lunar Night Survival Technology- Business Wire Yahsat partners with Eutelsat Group to leverage EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite to drive growth across its global footprint China's low-orbit satellite internet expands abroad - CGTN NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test Space Force Training HQ Gets Official Nod to Come to Space Coast Intelsat to Extend Life of Additional Satellites with Mission Extension Vehicles- Business Wire Firefly Aerospace Backers Explore $1.5 Billion Sale - BNN Bloomberg Vaya Space Awarded SBIR Phase I Hybrid Rocket Ejector-Ramjet Airbreathing Hypersonic Missile Study Ceres Robotics, Inc. Completes Preliminary Design Review of B5 Lunar Lander 'Heartbreaking for our team': Founders push forward after losing contact with Aussie satellite https://www.instagram.com/p/C7RU_YrxYQz/?igsh=b3lkZHB3dGdmYTh5&img_index=1 T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA postpones the crewed flight test for Boeing's Starliner indefinitely. Viasat shares have tumbled after the company delivered its quarterly update forecasting its annual revenue below Wall Street estimates. Thales Alenia Space has signed a first phase contract worth €25m with the European Space Agency to demonstrate a complete cargo delivery service to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit by 2028, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Casey DeRaad, CEO of NewSpace Nexus. You can connect with Casey on LinkedIn and learn more about the State of the Space Industrial Base on the website. Selected Reading Boeing Starliner's helium leak adds another delay to debut crew flight- Reuters Viasat Releases Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop a Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return Service ESA astronauts Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois assigned for Space Station mission Russia denies U.S. charge that it put anti-satellite weapon in space- Reuters Defense Innovation Unit, DoD Mission Partners Join Forces To Combat 5G Interference Challenges Redwire Awarded Contract by European Space Agency to Develop Robotic Arm Prototype for Argonaut Lunar Lander to Support International Lunar Exploration- Business Wire Planet and BASF Digital Farming Expand Strategic Partnership to Enhance Smart Farming Solutions From Space- Business Wire SR sa pripojí k Dohodám Artemis týkajúcim sa vesmírneho prieskumu Opinion | Solar storms aren’t the apocalypse. But Earth should prepare now. - Washington Post NASA's Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has selected BAE Systems to develop a $450 million instrument for NOAA’s GeoXO satellite program. The US Space Systems Command has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract. ESA’s Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force says that the launch period and the first attempt for launch will happen within the first two weeks of July, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Brianna Bace and Unal Tatar PhD. You can connect with Brianna and Unal on LinkedIn, and read their article on "Law in Orbit: International Legal Perspectives on Cyberattacks Targeting Space Systems" on Science Direct. Selected Reading NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Ocean Color Instrument for NOAA Space Systems Command awards $37.5 million STRATFI contract to Starfish Space Inc. for Otter satellite augmented maneuver mission ESA - Ariane 6 joint update report, 21 May 2024 Russia fails in rival UN bid on nuclear, other weapons in space - Reuters NASA Study Provides New Look at Orbital Debris, Potential Solutions NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation Sidus Space Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Update China sends four high-resolution satellites into space - CGTN China unveils 1st radar network data for global space weather forecast - CGTN ASCEND Diverse Dozen Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration - Canada welcomes partners from around the world T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. China’s first vertical high-altitude simulation test bench for liquid rocket engines successfully completed its ground testing last week. Blue Origin successfully launched the NS-25 crewed mission taking six new astronauts to the edge of space, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Jennifer Speers, VP of Engineering at Merrick & Company. You can connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn and learn more about Merrick on their website. Selected Reading NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak | Reuters Blue Origin Completes 25th Mission to Space with Six Crew Onboard Thales and Pasqal Report Quantum Satellite Breakthrough China completes testing of a new bench for liquid rocket engines - CGTN We have launched world's first autonomous in-space welding system Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) Flat6Labs Announces Investment in SARsatX, Space Tech Startup in KSA and UAE - SpaceTech in Gulf Region New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit - The New York Times Vipin Narang Named DOD Acting Assistant Secretary for Space Policy - GovCon Wire Inmarsat Launches Nexuswave: A Game-Changing 'bonded' Network Service For Maritime Communications Zebrafish on China's space station in good condition: experts-Xinhua T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Humanity has long imagined what living in space looks like. We’ve seen it in Sci-Fi movies, series and graphic novels but science fiction will soon become science reality. What do the future habitats in space look like? We speak to Shawn Buckley, Vice President of Destinations at Sierra Space to hear their vision. You can connect with Shawn on LinkedIn and learn more about Sierra Space’s Destinations on their website. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA and ESA signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover. Aerospacelab has broken ground on its new manufacturing facility. Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has appointed Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido as the first director of the Spanish Space Agency, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Steve Taylor, President of the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA). You can find out more about ESRA and the Spaceport America Cup by visiting soundingrocket.org or on the Cup website. Selected Reading NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars Aerospacelab breaks ground on Europe's largest satellite manufacturing facility New Spanish Space Agency Chief Named - European Spaceflight Tanzania plans to establish space agency, satellite in 2024/2025 fiscal year Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028- Reuters LeoLabs Receives Order from NOAA's Office of Space Commerce to Continue Advancing the National Space Traffic Coordination System Scout Space Awarded Contract to Develop Efficient Collision Analysis Framework The Karman Project announces global space leaders selected for 2024 Fellowship National Security Space Association's Moorman Center for Space Studies Paper Release: "Russia's Space-Based, Nuclear-Armed Anti-Satellite Weapon: Implications and Response Options" T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices